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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Third Turning: Culture Wars (1984-2005?).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?
(a) They weaken.
(b) The strengthen.
(c) They gain momentum.
(d) They destroy themselves.

2. What did the Etruscans know?
(a) That other cultures were stronger than theirs.
(b) That money did not matter.
(c) That food was sustainable.
(d) That history was cyclical.

3. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?
(a) The death of one saeculum and the birth of the next.
(b) As necessary evils that people will never understand.
(c) As something Americans endure better than others.
(d) The start and end of a crisis.

4. What happens in 'cyclical time' according to the authors?
(a) History hurts the minority.
(b) History cannot complete its beginnings.
(c) History starts and stops frequently.
(d) History repeats itself with only temporary progress.

5. Why are the men of Mt. Rushmore together according to the authors?
(a) They are historical figures.
(b) The four archetypes function together.
(c) They were friends.
(d) They are from the same time period.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all major cultures acknowledge according to the authors?

2. When did the American saecular cycle begin?

3. In 1984, what happened to social structures of unity according to the authors?

4. Eventually, what happens to circular cycles?

5. What will happen with a revolutionary change?

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